Attic Red-Figure Lekythos

Unknownabout 490 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

All black lekythos, with figural decoration on the shoulder. Extensive misfiring on the lower part of the vase. On the shoulder, Herakles (beardless) wrestling the Nemean Lion before a tree, flanked by palmettes. Below, meander band (two facing meander squares followed by a checker square).

Details

Title: Attic Red-Figure Lekythos
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: about 490 B.C.
Location Created: Athens, Greece
Physical Dimensions: 31 × 7.1 cm (12 3/16 × 2 13/16 in.)
Type: Lekythos
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Terracotta
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 77.AE.43
Culture: Greek (Attic)
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Gordon McLendon
Creator Display Name: Unknown
Classification: Vessels (Containers)

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Attic Red-Figure Lekythos

Unknownabout 490 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

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